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Italian rider, Andrea Dovizioso claim a dramatic win in 2017 Malaysian MotoGP race which was held at Sepang yesterday. The Ducati Corse rider keep his MotoGP world title hopes back on track after current motogp leader Marc Marquez had to settle in the fourth place. Starting on pole position, Dovizioso fell back early with number of riders appeared to struggle with a rain-soaked track. The Italian rider steadily overtook his Ducati teammate, Jorge Lorenzo and firmly took the lead with six laps to go. Marc Marquez , who started from the third row was in under pressure to wrap up the championship tussle. The Spaniard once moved up to the third which the race is led by Johann Zarco but could not maintain his spot after Dovizioso overtake him on Lap 14. Dovizioso finished 0.743s ahead of Lorenzo followed by Johann Zarco who wrapped up for the third place with 9.738s behind. The riders will meet again in Valencia MotoGP race on November 12 for the final showdown, with Marc Marquez le

PSNK-Jobs showed a lot of qualities to win the 26th edition Taiping 10's rugby tournament. The Kedah side edged UPM Serdang Angels 7-5 in the Cup final to take the Lim Swee Chin Trophy for the first time. Fresh from winning the Kuching Sevens earlier this month, UPM Angels could not deny PSNK-Jobs from claiming the victory. With some experienced players like Mohd Fairuz Ab Rahman and Mohd Saizul Hafifi in the team, PSNK were solid to overcome all challengers. Home team, Taiping Tigers ETRC won the the Plate after defeating their brothers, Rain Town RC 32-0 in the final. Carnivoran Mongoose claimed the Bowl after a 7-0 win over Alor Setar Blues . Sixteen top clubs from all over the country including Cobra , KSDBKL and Royal Selangor Club took part in the this annual rugby tournament. Front Row RC took the Haji Mohaideen Ishack Cup after winning the veteran category. rugbyasia.net

American Cristie Kerr holed a 36-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to close out a thrilling final round and win the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia by one shot. After a dropped shot by Kerr on the 17th, it looked as though the tournament was heading for a four-way play-off together with Danielle Kang , Jacqui Concolino and Shanshan Feng , but the seasoned pro showed her class to make the putt and claim the winner's cheque of US$ 270,000. Kerr carded an even-par 71 for the round which included four birdies, two bogeys and a double-bogey on the par-3 seventh.   Fan favourite Feng was also unable to break par on a course that she has so dominated over the years. One shot behind Feng at the start of play, the popular Chinese looked like she was out of the running with dropped shots on the 9th and 13th holes. But she fought her way back and had the opportunity to force a play-off with her final putt, but it was to be Kerr's year. Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Championship 1. Cristie Kerr (26

Thai talent Panuphol Pittayarat completed a total of 25 holes on Sunday to claim a commanding five-shot victory for his maiden Asian Tour title at the weather-hit Indonesia Open . The 24-year-old Panuphol returned in the morning to finish the remaining seven holes from his third round where he signed for a five-under-par 67 to lead by three shots heading into the final round. Panuphol traded three birdies against a bogey for an outward 34, grabbing just a one-shot edge over a fast-charging countryman Tirawat Kaewsiribandit , who closed in with four birdies, at the turn. Panuphol, however, pulled clear with three straight birdies from the 10th hole before adding two more birdies in his closing five holes for a final round 65 and a winning total of 23-under-par 265 at the Pondok Indah Golf Course . Tirawat returned with a second straight 67 to settle for second place while Jazz Janewattananond and Namchok Tantipokhakul , also of Thailand, shared third place on 273 following respective

England's Justin Rose produced one of the greatest comebacks in golfing history by overcoming an eight-shot deficit to win the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday. The Olympic gold medalist started the day tied for fourth with world number one Dustin Johnson of the United States seemingly in a commanding position as he was six clear at the start of the day. The day however took a dramatic twist with Johnson struggling to get his game going. Unlike the last three days where he marked his card with a total of 22 birdies, the American failed to get a single birdie on the day which matters most. Rose was still six back at the turn but fired five birdies for an inward 31 to sign off with a five-under-par 67. The Englishman's winning total of 14-under-par 274 was enough to give him a two-shot victory over Johnson, Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Brooks Koepka of the United States, who shared second place. India's S.S.P. Chawrasia meanwhile closed with a 72 to take a share of 31st

LIGA SUPER: PENANG 1 – SELANGOR 3 Penang relegation from the Liga Super has been confirmed with a defeat to Selangor at State Stadium in Batu Kawan, yesterday. The Red Giants took the lead through Andik Vermansyah goal in the 25th minutes. Penang put an equalizer with Muhd Jafri Firdaus Chew goal four minutes after the break. Selangor took the game into their hand after Spanish talisman, Rufino Segovia stretching the gap with a fine finish in the 52nd minutes. Ten minutes later, Rufino put Selangor in comfort with the third goal which saw Penang goal keeper Amirul Asyraf Mohd Suhaidi look dejected with his team performance. Penang squandered the chances to close the gap after a penalty taken by Mohamed Syamer Kutty failed to hit the net in the 74th minutes. The Panthers could not get back into the game and Selangor's victory ensure Penang move to the second tier next season. facebook.com/thematch.my

Kasidit Lepkurte of Thailand maintained his composure to close with a two-under-par 70 and win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the PGM MIDF Championship on Saturday. The 26-year-old Kasidit, who held a three-shot lead heading into the final round, traded three birdies against one bogey to win by three shots on 12-under-par 276 total at the Templer Park Country Club. Thailand's Pannakorn Uthaipas , who had led the first two rounds, matched Kasidit's efforts of a 70 to settle for second place at the RM250,000 (approx. US$55,000) ADT event. Shariffuddin Ariffin emerged as the highest-placed Malaysian after marking his best round of the week with a 66. He grabbed a share of third place with Thailand's Nattawat Suvajanakorn and South African Mathaim Keyser , who returned with matching 69s. "I never really felt the pressure as at the back of my mind, I knew I have a three-shot cushion at the start of the round," said a jubilant Kasidit.